Letters, Feb. 3
February 3, 2010
By Administrator
Yes on levies
In the Feb. 9 elections, the Issaquah School District is asking for voter approval on three local levy measures — Maintenance and Operations, Capital and Technology and the School Bus levy. I encourage you to vote yes on all three levies.
The state budget deficit crisis has become severe; in fact, the state treasurer said the state will be “cash broke” by September. During this legislative session, it is very likely additional nonbasic-education funding to our K-12 schools will be again significantly cut. The final mix of spending cuts and possible tax increases is unknown at this time.
Approving these local school support levies will provide an essential safety net in these challenging economic circumstances regardless of what the economy does (or doesn’t do) or how the state budget deficit is finally addressed.
Given the current economic uncertainty, the proposed Issaquah School District levies are conservative and sensitive to the realities of needing to make every dollar count. The Maintenance and Operations levy accounts for 20 percent of the district’s operating budget. The district is only asking voters to renew the levies at the existing level of support.
The Issaquah School District is one of the best performing school districts in the state for the money invested, an investment that gives our children their future. An excellent, well-funded school district provides significant benefits to our community. Our children are prepared for the competitive future that awaits them and our real estate property values hold their worth in turbulent times.
Your yes vote will make a big difference when it really matters, when our kids’ education future really is on the line.
Glenn Anderson,
State representative
5th Legislative District
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